We recently purchased some Trident "White" chewing gum. Gum is always a handy item in case one is looking to have a chew. Besides, Trident White is sugarless. And it whitens teeth as you chew it. And it helps prevent stains. With all of the benefits included, it was hard to pass up. We gladly paid the 85 cents for a cool rush of Trident flavored chewing gum that aided in the whitening of our teeth.
Once we got home I read the back of the package and took a closer look at the fine print. It reads:
The great tasting way to a whiter smile!
Chewing 2 pieces of Trident White sugarless gum after eating and drinking helps:
-Prevent stains
-Strengthen teeth
-Whiten teeth in as little as 4 weeks
Ok. Let me get this straight, Trident White people. I need to chew 2 pieces of gum after every time I eat? I would say that it is fairly accurate to assume that an average person eats 3 times a day. So the Trident people expect me to chew 6 pieces of gum every day? Excessive. Then it goes on - it will whiten your teeth if you do this for 4 weeks straight! So in order to really experience the "white" part of Trident White, I have to relentlessly chew 6 pieces of gum a day for 4 straight weeks.
I've done the math. That is 168 pieces of gum. Only after chewing 168 pieces of gum do you get your whitening results. And if 12 pieces of gum come in one package, you have to buy 14 packages of gum. Surely this much gum chewing can't be good for you. Assuming they are 85 cents a package (I'm not sure....could be more or less), that is going to run you close to 12 bucks. Just on gum alone. You could buy a CD for that.
So there it is people. Do you want whiter teeth? You can have them. It will only cost you 12 dollars, 4 weeks of time, and 168 pieces of gum to chew. Stupid.
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If you chew 4 pieces after every meal can you whiten in 2 weeks? Is it gum after every meal or every time you eat anything? What if you are on an all fiber and shrimp soda protien shake diet do you have to chew after that? If you stop the habit post 4 weeks time do your teeth return to the mother of pearl that they were when you started the task, or do they revolt and demand the gum only to reverse the whitening process until you are stuck with a mouth full of sugar babies for life? Can you just send 12 dollars to trident and they send you whiter teeth and skip the whole gum business? Matt we need more research...Where are your footnotes?
There are 168 hours in a week. Curious number.
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